1. health and fitness

October 8-10, 2014 | Bethesda, MD
#HFW2014
www.eagleson.org/HFW
This meeting is presented by the following
Federal Partners:
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The
National Institutes of Health, The US Department of Health and Human Services, The US Office of Personnel
Management, The Department of Veterans Affairs/Veterans Health Administration, Federal Occupational Health,
The Department of the Army
Conference Contributors
NIOSH Planning Committee
Federal Partners Planning Panel
L. Casey Chosewood, MD, MPH, Chair
Adele Childress, PhD, Co-Chair
Chia-Chia Chang, MPH, MBA
Constance Franklin, MPA
Tanya Headley, MS
LCDR Heidi Hudson, MPH
Michelle Lee
Cammie Menendez, PhD, MPH, MS
Jeannie Nigam, MS
Kellie Pierson, MS
Steve Sauter, PhD
Anita Schill, PhD, MPH, MA
Jessica Streit, MS
Sara Tamers, PhD, MPH
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
Joel Kimmons, PhD; Jason Lang, MPH, MS; Tina
Lankford, MPH
Department of the Army
Debbie Sanders
Federal Occupational Health (FOH)
Gene Migliaccio, DrPH
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Chris Gaines, MPH
Smithsonian Institute
Jules Duval, MD
The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Ingrid Burford; Jonathan Foley, MPA; Lucy M. Polk,
WLCP; Sheila Pinter; Rachel St. John, MPA
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Ebi Awosika, MD, MPH; Sandra Schmunk, MT-ASCP,
MA, MS;Tamara Schult
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Table of Contents
Federal Partners / Planning Committee
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About the Conference
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Keynote Speakers
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Conference Agenda
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Opportunities for Health & Town Hall
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Post Conference Workshops
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Venue Information
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Registration and Hotel
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Who Should Attend?
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Health and safety officials
Occupational health physicians, nurses and mid-level providers
EAP, mental health and substance abuse prevention professionals
Human resources, benefits, workforce relations and related professionals
Disability, EEO, reasonable accommodations, diversity and conflict management professionals
All Work/Life professionals and staff members
Public health, population health and related professionals
Health and fitness specialists, health coaches and counselors
Security and preparedness professionals
Project officers and contracting/procurement specialists with health, safety and well-being portfolios
All persons with responsibilities related to the safety, well-being and health of Federal workers
How Will My Agency Benefit?
Healthier Federal Workers 2014 will help your own Agency meet its vital mission. Past attendees report that
these meetings can help you:
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Improve the health, safety and well-being of your workers
Enhance the performance of your Agency’s mission and better serve our Nation’s citizens
Grow health opportunities for your agency, your partners and constituents
Create safer working conditions in your Agency
Improve the productivity and collaborations within and among your team
Build your own health knowledge and create your own personal health strategy
Reduce your Agency’s healthcare spending, disability claims and workers’ compensation costs
Strengthen your workers’ preparedness, security and resilience
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About the Conference
Join more than 200 of your colleagues from over 50 Federal Agencies at the only health, safety and well-being
conference dedicated to the Federal workforce. Building upon successful conferences in 2011 and 2012, this
event promises to be more informative, more impactful and more engaging than ever before.
The conference will address the diverse health challenges and opportunities facing Federal workers. It explores
the latest developments in workplace safety, well-being, family and community health, physical activity,
nutrition, engagement, health supervision, work-life balance and many, many other timely topics. The meeting
will highlight evidence-based prevention science from the nation’s health experts and give you valuable skills,
guidance, plans and tools that you can put into practice right away!
Meeting Highlights
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Be inspired by opening remarks from Acting Surgeon General, RADM Boris Lushniak, and NIOSH Director,
John Howard, MD.
Hear from 25 leading national experts who will provide the latest evidence-based prevention science and
give participants valuable skills, guidance, plans and tools to put into practice right away.
Expand your agency’s knowledge on how to create safer and healthier working conditions and improving
productivity and collaborations by taking part in plenary sessions, break-out tracks and panels.
Experience a unique conference that ties in physical activity, hands-on demonstrations of how to improve
workforce well-being, and access to fresh and wholesome food.
Provide invaluable input that will help shape the very first agenda for the Nation on integrating occupational
safety and health protection with health promotion.
Learn how to create enhanced cultures of safety and health by attending one of five post-conference
workshop courses offered.
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Keynotes
RADM Boris Lushniak, MD, MPH, Acting United States Surgeon General, US
Public Health Service
Rear Admiral (RADM) Boris D. Lushniak, MD, MPH, is the Acting United States
Surgeon General. Dr. Lushniak articulates the best available scientific information to
the public regarding ways to improve personal health and the health of the Nation.
He also oversees the operations of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned
Corps, comprised of approximately 6,800 uniformed health officers who serve in
locations around the world to promote, protect, and advance the health and safety
of our Nation. Dr. Lushniak served as Deputy Surgeon General from November 2010,
until July 17, 2013, when he assumed the duties of Acting Surgeon General.
John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
John Howard serves as the Director of NIOSH in the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services in Washington, D.C. He served in this capacity from July 2002 to July
2008 and was re-appointed in September 2009. Prior to his appointment as Director
of NIOSH, Dr. Howard served as Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and
Health in the California Department of Industrial Relations from 1991 through 2002.
Dr. Howard received his Doctor of Medicine from Loyola University of Chicago in
1974, his Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1982,
his Doctor of Law from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1986, and his
Master of Law in Administrative Law from the George Washington University in
Washington, D.C. in 1987. Dr. Howard is board-certified in internal medicine and
occupational medicine. He is admitted to the practice of medicine and law in the
State of California and in the District of Columbia, and he is a member U.S. Supreme
Court bar. He has written numerous articles on occupational health law and policy.
mc schraefel, phd, f.bcs, c.eng, cscs, (lowercase deliberate) Professor of
Computer Science and Human Performance, Research Chair, Royal Academy of
Engineering, University of Southampton, UK
Professor mc schraefel, ph.d., cscs, c.eng, f.bcs is a Professor of Computer Science
and Human Performance at the University of Southampton in the UK where she is
the deputy head of the Agents Interaction and Complexity Group and directs the
Human Performance Design Lab, and where she holds a joint Royal Academy of
Engineering / Microsoft Research Chair in Innovation Creativity and Discovery. Her
work is focused on interrogating both where and how internet based, interactive
technology can be designed to enhance wellbeing. One of the projects she leads is
the five year ReFresh project from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council in the UK to consider how interactive technology may be situated in the
work environment to cue physical and cognitive performance benefit, as well as help
inform better environments for workplace wellbeing.
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Conference Agenda
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
11:30 Arrival; Registration; Pre-event Wellbeing Activities; Lunch Offered
PLENARY SESSION ONE
Moderator: L. Casey Chosewood, MD,MPH, Director, Office for Total Worker Health™, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1:00 Welcome
1:10 Opening Remarks from the US Surgeon General
RADM Boris Lushniak, MD, MPH, Acting United States Surgeon General, US Public Health Service
1:30 Welcoming Remarks from NIOSH: What Does It Mean to Be Healthy at Work Today?
John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1:50 Keynote Address Proactive Wellbeing Design: Exploring the Human-Technology Interface for Better
Health
mc schraefel, phd, f.bcs, c.eng, cscs, (lowercase deliberate) Professor of Computer Science and Human
Performance, Research Chair, Royal Academy of Engineering, University of Southampton, UK
2:30 Health & Wellbeing Break
PLENARY SESSION TWO
Moderator: Gene Migliaccio, DrPH, Director, Federal Occupational Health Service (FOH)
3:00 Creating More Health in 2014 and Beyond: A Panel of Experts Explore the Most Promising Practices
Across the Feds
• Promising Practices in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Janet Collins, PhD, Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
• NASA’s Journey to New Health Horizons
Catherine. M. Angotti, RD, Senior Advisor on Occupational Health, Office of the Chief Health and
Medical Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Health Discoveries in the Museum
Jules R. Duval, MD, Associate Director, Occupational Health Services, Smithsonian Institution
• CDC’s “Internal” Investigation: Better Health Begins with Our Own Workers
Tina Lankford, MPH, Director, Worklife Wellness Office, CDC
4:20 Stand & Stretch Activity
4:30 Let’s Talk Total Worker Health: A Live Interview, Conversation and Q/A on the Comfy Couch
The session moderator will interview the session’s speakers.
4:50 Healthy and Stealthy: Nutrition-Charged Strategies for Enhancing What and How We Eat
Chef Cary Neff, VP Corporate Culinary Services, Morrison Healthcare
5:30 Conclusion - Day One
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Continuing education for this activity is pending. See final announcement for details.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
8:00
10:00
10:30
11:45
1:15
2:30
PLENARY SESSION THREE
Moderator: David Baden, MPA, Associate Director for Management and Operations, NIOSH
Help! Does My Supervisor Really Care About Me? How Healthier Supervision Can Improve the Safety
and Well-being of All Federal Workers
• Ted Pestorius , Management Officer, National Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases, CDC
• Steve Shih, JD, Deputy Associate Director for Executive Resources and Employee Development, U.S.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
• Jacqueline Simon, Director, Policy Director, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
• Priscilla W. Clark, PhD, PCC, Director, Behavioral Health Services, Federal Occupational Health (FOH)
Health & Wellbeing Break
BREAKOUT SESSION ONE (Concurrent, Choose One)
1. Locking-In Senior Leader Support
Steve Shih, JD, Deputy Associate Director for Executive Resources and Employee Development, U.S.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
2. Exploring the Benefits, Barriers and Health Consequences of Teleworking
Dannielle Sherrets, MPH, Assistant Director, Institute on Innovation in Workforce Well-being National
Business Group on HealthSM
3. Using Your Agency’s Employee Viewpoint Survey to Grow Health
Sidney F. Fisher, PhD, Personnel Research Psychologist, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
4. Improving the Food Environment in Your Agency: Cafeteria Makeover, Choice Architecture and
the Science of Food Behaviors (Repeats in Breakout 2)
Joel Kimmons, PhD, Nutrition Scientist, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, CDC
5. Get Moving More: Strategies to Minimize Sedentary Work (Repeats in Breakout 2)
Ebi Awosika, MD, MPH, Director, Employee Health Promotion/ Disease & Impairment Prevention,
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Lunch / Exercise Combo
BREAKOUT SESSION TWO (Concurrent, Choose One)
1. Healthier Federal Families; Healthier Americans
Christine Hunter, MD, Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
2. National Town Hall for Occupational Health and Safety Research
Sara Tamers, PhD, MPH, Health Research Scientist, Coordinator for Research Program Development
and Collaboration, NIOSH Total Worker Health Program
3. Improving the Food Environment in Your Agency: Cafeteria Makeover, Choice Architecture and
the Science of Food Behaviors (Repeated from Breakout 1)
Joel Kimmons, PhD, Nutrition Scientist, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, CDC
4. Get Moving More: Strategies to Minimize Sedentary Work (Repeated from Breakout 1)
Ebi Awosika, MD, MPH, Director, Employee Health Promotion/ Disease & Impairment Prevention,
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Health & Wellbeing Break
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3:00
4:00
4:30
5:00
PLENARY SESSION FOUR
Moderator: Ebi Awosika, MD, MPH, Director, Employee Health Promotion/ Disease & Impairment
Prevention, Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Data-driven Decision-making: Maximizing Health Program Evaluation Approaches
Ron Goetzel, PhD, VP Consulting and Applied Research, Truven Health Analytics and Visiting Professor,
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Different Strokes for Different Folks: Tailoring Your Health Programming for Different Generations
Tina Reddington RD, LD, Director of Wellness, Procurement and Sustainability, Sodexo
Forget Work-Life Balance: Juggling Is the Skill You Really Need! Tackling Life’s Spills and Sputters with
Spirit and Style
Jeannie Nigam, MS, Research Psychologist, NIOSH/CDC
Conclusion - Day Two
Friday, October 10, 2014
8:30 WORKSHOPS (Concurrent, Choose One)
1. Workplace Well-being: Advanced Strategies to Minimize Organizational Stress and Maximize
Resiliency
Richard (Rick) W. Klomp, MOB, MS, LPC, BCPC, Deputy Director, Worklife Wellness Office, CDC
2. Charting the Path to Total Worker HealthTM: The Critical, Let’s Get Started Workshop
LCDR Heidi Hudson, MPH, Coordinator, Office for Total Worker Health Coordination and Research,
NIOSH; Michelle Lee, BA, Public Health Associate, Total Worker Health Program, CDC
3. Cracking the Code: Building a Peer Leadership Health Program: Step-by-step guide, toolkit and
resources to a healthier workforce, from the grass-roots up!
Sandra K. Schmunk, MA, MS, National EHPDP Program Manager, VHA; Brenda Burdette, RDN,
Dietician/Program Specialist, VHA; Jeremy Senstad, Program Support Assistant, VHA
4. Navigating Employee Health & Wellness Through Innovative Models Among Large Federal
Agencies
Gene Migliaccio, DrPH, Director, FOH; Michael Donovan, PhD, Public Health Analyst, FOH; Kristen
Felicione, MPH, CPH, Public Health Analyst, FOH; Garry Lindsay, MPH, MCHES,Deputy Director,
Wellness and Health Promotion Services (WHPS), FOH; LCDR Janae Price, MPH, Associate Director,
Health Promotion Account Management, WHPS, FOH
5. Healthier Office Workers 2014: Exploring Health and Productivity Factors for Office Staff and
Teleworkers
Constance Franklin, MPA, Public Health Analyst, NIOSH Office for Total Worker Health™; Brian Lowe,
PhD, Research Industrial Engineer, NIOSH; Angela Sarver, BS, Psychology Technician, NIOSH Jessica
Streit, MS, Psychologist, NIOSH
12:00 Conclusion - Day Three
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Opportunities for Health
The Healthier Federal Workers 2014 Conference will offer a variety of health opportunities. These three days are
planned with fitness opportunities for the both the novice and the guru!
You can expect scenic walking and jogging opportunities around the beautiful NIH campus, Zumba, Yoga,
Pilates, urban line-dancing, stretching/resistance exercises, relaxation and meditation techniques, fitness
assessments and other health and wellness demonstrations!
We have got you covered! Fitness opportunities are scheduled for early mornings, during lunch, and during the
afternoon breaks.
Although limited showering and changing facilities are available in the Natcher Center, fitness casual dress is
both welcomed and encouraged.
Don’t forget to bring your sneakers! We’ll see you there!
Healthier Federal Workers = Healthier Food Options
and Great Well-being Activities!
If you’ve attended past events, you know that our meetings are more than just conferences! They’re lively
demonstrations of all things healthy, wholesome and good-for-you! You will live all aspects of better health
out loud and in-person! We’ll stay active throughout and provide many opportunities for you to try new
events and participate in demonstrations. You’ll eat well too! Fresh, creative food will be available for
purchase.
Share your input on the
National Agenda for Total Worker Health!
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announces town-hall opportunities to
comment on priority areas of future workplace safety and health research in the first-ever Total Worker HealthTM
National Agenda. Scientists, academics, practitioners, workers, and all those interested in both protecting and
promoting the safety, health, and well-being of workers are invited to contribute future research, practices, and
policies using a coordinated approach that integrates health protection and health promotion by attending the
Healthier Federal Workers 2014 Conference or 1st International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health. The
town-halls are open to participants who have registered and paid for one or both conferences.
At Healthier Federal Workers 2014 Conference, the town-hall will occur from 1:15-2:30pm EDT on October 9 at
the Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.
The 1st International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health will be held October 6-8, 2014 in Bethesda,
MD at the Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health. Town-hall meetings will be held on October
7 from 12:30-1:45pm EDT and 5:00 - 6:15pm EDT. More information about the Symposium and how to register is
available at www.eagleson.org/TWH
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Conference Workshops
Friday, October 10, 2014
1. Workplace Well-being: Advanced Strategies to Minimize Organizational Stress and Maximize
Resiliency
Richard (Rick) W. Klomp, MOB, MS, LPC, BCPC, Deputy Director, Worklife Wellness Office, CDC
In this workshop, common individual and organizational stressors will be identified, along with Risk Factors and
Protective Factors and specific actions individuals and organizations can take to mitigate the negative impact of
or develop coping strategies to address these institutional and daily-life realities.
2. Charting the Path to Total Worker HealthTM: The Critical, Let’s Get Started Workshop
LCDR Heidi Hudson, MPH, Coordinator, Office for Total Worker Health, NIOSH; Michelle Lee, BA, Public Health
Associate, Office for Total Worker Health, NIOSH
This highly interactive course will kick off with a brief overview of research related to worker safety and health,
lead into the rationale for integrating health protection and health promotion; and then jump right into the
nuts and bolts of putting a total worker health strategy into action. A must-attend for implementation-minded
professionals who want 1) an opportunity to reinforce, and build upon what they have learned about effective
workplace health initiatives during the Healthier Federal Workers Conference, and 2) to learn about innovative
solutions for common workplace issues that can be brought back to each attendee’s host organization!
3. Cracking the Code: Building a Peer Leadership Health Program: Step-by-step guide, toolkit and
resources to a healthier workforce, from the grass-roots up!
Sandra K. Schmunk, MA, MS, National EHPDP Program Manager, VHA; Brenda Burdette, RDN, Dietician/Program
Specialist, VHA; Jeremy Senstad, Program Support Assistant, VHA
Based on a successful VHA Employee Health Promotion/Disease and Impairment Prevention program pilot and
taught by instructors from VHA, this course will give participants the knowledge, skills and resources to create
healthy culture changes in their organizations through on-site peer leaders. Topics include: the dangers of
inactivity in the worksite, selection and training of peer leaders, strategies for incorporating physical activity into
the work setting, and the use of motivational strategies.
Designed for health and safety professionals who work in employee health & wellbeing programs.
The course consists of one half day of highly interactive onsite classroom training on how to plan, implement
and evaluate your worksite peer leader program, the principles of decreasing inactivity and increasing healthy
behavior in the work setting and, tutorials on the educational materials and tools provided by the instructors.
Participants will receive a toolkit with 20 weeks of activity “bursts”, 20 weeks of daily healthy tips, educational
materials for the peer leaders and fellow employees, easy to follow stress management techniques, and activity
posters. Participants will also receive a certificate of completion at the end of this training.
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4. Navigating Employee Health & Wellness Through Innovative Models Among Large Federal Agencies
Gene Migliaccio, DrPH, Director, FOH; Michael Donovan, PhD, Public Health Analyst, FOH; Kristen Felicione, MPH, CPH,
Public Health Analyst, FOH; Garry Lindsay, MPH, MCHES,Deputy Director, Wellness and Health Promotion Services
(WHPS), FOH; LCDR Janae Price, MPH, Associate Director, Health Promotion Account Management, WHPS, FOH
Tightening budgets, sequestration, and government shutdowns have federal agencies closely examining every
dollar spent and exploring innovative ways to deliver health and wellness programs. Program offerings and
modes of delivery run the gamut, including comprehensive models that lean on a high on-site presence, high
tech and high touch approaches, and virtual-based models. Panelists representing three large federal agencies,
Department of Defense – Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA), and
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will share best practices, lessons learned, and ultimately the
health impact and Return on Investment (ROI) of these models.
5. Healthier Office Workers 2014: Exploring Health and Productivity Factors for Office Staff and
Teleworkers
Constance Franklin, MPA, Public Health Analyst, Office for Total Worker Health, NIOSH; Brian Lowe, PhD, Research
Industrial Engineer, NIOSH; Angela Sarver, BS, Psychology Technician, NIOSH; Jessica Streit, MS, Psychologist, NIOSH
This interactive workshop will cover topics associated with working long hours in a sedentary office
environment (e.g., spending most of the day sitting at a desk). We will identify personal, lifestyle, job, and
technology factors that can impact the health and productivity of office workers. We will also discuss healthy
workplace practices, including a review of traditional office ergonomics and conversation about contemporary
approaches (e.g., alternative workstations, alternative scheduling, and the incorporation of Total Worker
HealthTM principles). We recommend attendees bring a laptop, tablet, and/or smartphone in order to
participate in some of the planned demonstrations.
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Conference Venue
Natcher Conference Center at NIH
Healthier Federal Workers 2014 will be held at The Natcher Conference Center on the historic National Institutes
of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD. The Natcher Conference Center is a fully accessible, state-of-the-art
conference center with the latest technology in audio-visual presentations, recordings, interactive video and
audio technology.
It is highly recommended that attendees take the Metrorail subway system (http://www.wmata.com) to the
conference center, as parking is very limited and there is a 3-hour limit on visitor parking spaces. Conveniently,
the Metrorail’s Red Line includes a stop (Medical Center) on the NIH Campus itself. The Natcher Conference
Center is located directly behind the Medical Center Stop, and is only a short, healthy, 5-minute walk away.
When planning your arrival time each day, please keep in mind that additional time may be necessary to get
through security on the NIH campus.
For more information on getting to the Natcher Conference Center, security information, and parking, please
visit http://www.genome.gov/11007522
Please note: NIH is a tobacco-free campus. The use of all tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, pipes,
smokeless tobacco, or other tobacco products) is prohibited at all times.
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